NewStats: 3,264,554 , 8,184,086 topics. Date: Wednesday, 11 June 2025 at 01:58 PM m6g55

RealLordZeus:
Dem wan use you pick

Thanks man. Dem dey craze Wella.😁

Pojomojo:
Frank Edoho with Cruise Control then Kamal took over, the guy at Super sports Charles Anazodo too came from there

I always tuned in to Cruise Control when Frank Edoho ran the program. By the time Kamal took over I'd gotten busy and lost interest in Radio programmes. Say, does anyone know the title of Cruise Control theme song?

Damn! Can't get the song outta my head

"Here for fun"🙄
"Short term to long term"🙄
"Long term to short term"🙄
"Just here for fun"🙄

All those expressions just confuse some people. They're confusing because their interpretations could be anything.

For instance, "Here for fun", are you looking for fun friends.. dare-devil friends who like extreme activities or sports😕

Does "Short term to long term" mean dating that leads to long-term relationship. Well that's just nonsense because, if you're dating someone, you're already in a relationship (of sorts).😡

Then there's "Long term to short term". How on Earth is a long-term relationship turned into a short-term relationship? 😧

"Just here for fun" my interpretation of this is one night stands. 😷😡🤨 Which seems astounding that someone longs for being made out as a toilet.

I'm old school, so (the slang we used then was "wake up" i no "wake up". But make una enlighten me because one fine girl wey I dey chat with just ghost me after I asked what she meant by "Just in for the fun"?

I simply responded with:
"Fun? That's cryptic and vague. Is that like a one night stand."

Now, she no gree talk to me again o

Wawelexy:
Oga, this is a scam.... They liter my WhatsApp with this same format and others with couple of foreign numbers... They send those messages randomly, especially on LinkedIn... Be careful

Thanks for the heads-up. I'm just going to ignore any mail by them

Positiveme2020:
Hmmm. Follow up but don't send out cash or any vital information. But my instinct tells me it's not legit...

I suspect so too

I got an invitation to connect with an Indian profile. She seemed legit with 500 connections. So I accepted. Few minutes later, i got this message.
I feel it's very unusual the sender didn't provide an email address instead.

Ha! Ogun kee all scammers. Foreign and local.

bry8ted:
It is a scam. Do not put any of your US relative into problem.
The check would be issued in excess ( more than the agreed amount). Thr catch is that, the scammer will ask you to take the agreed amount and the remaining would be sent to his picker in US or any other means.


I know about this because I work as a freelancer on freelancer.com.

Thanks. You're a life saver. I can't believe I would have spent weeks on some project that i wouldn't get paid for and also bother some people about it. When I could be busy with my portfolio projects. 😡😡😡
Thanks again and God bless you 🙏

It's my first remote freelance gig. A client in the US wants to give me a project to do for him at an agreed amount. He wants me to take full control of development and other matters relating to the project, right after payment. The problem is that he wants me to send a friend's or relative's name and address who's resident in the United States. I'm in Nigeria and this being my first gig, I don't want to lose the opportunity (the money, of course). I'm afraid I may lose him if I say I know no one in the US because I really don't. I'm thinking of proposing he pays for the template, send me the file, I get to work and commit my changes to Git and demo on the web. When it's completed he can pay me while I hand over ownership to him. But this we'll seem like postponing the inevitable. I have a bank which I had hoped would have been ideal. What do I do?

ormrakces209:
Hello naira landers this number 09022142947 by name ogunsakin blessing mercy of number 3118212107 First bank just scammed a trusted friend of of 500,000 in cash.Please share till it reaches the police so this criminal lady be caught. She's an online scammer. Cheers

It's sad to hear your friend lost money to a scammer. But there's a better and more effective way to catch the criminal.
Write a petition (which is a formal letter of complaint about the person). Explain in brief how it happened. You'll need your statement of from the bank, if it was a transfer transaction. Otherwise, you'll need to submit the original proof of transacting with the criminal. Include any proof of your communication and other damning evidences. Make a complete copy of all the documents intended for submission.
Now, put the original copies in a paper bag. Take the copies along.
Go to EFCC office in Ikoyi to submit the application.

EFCC,
Awolowo Road
Ikoyi, Lagos.

Hello.

I've just begun freelancing as a Web Developer and getting client's really hard.

My Proposal:
Digital marketer, or any one who can source web development clients, to provide clients.

We agree on sharing ratio for a contract.

I build the project.

And everyone's happy. :-)

Are you not getting freelance jobs, contracts or whatever you want to call them?

Seek opinion. You can seek out opinion from experts on social media, groups etc.
You may try Reddit.

I have. But brace yourself. Some of the opinions will be BRUTAL. But don't take them personal. Listen to the points they make. Everyone of them counts for your improvement.

My portfolio of possibilities is done.
Click "possibilities" link
.

You'll find mockups of a few businesses.

Masterppower:
Why not post some of your ur jobs here

Projects still in development.

Hello,

I'm the WebsiteNinja and resident in Nigeria. I'm a freelance web developer. I do lots of customizations and build landing or home pages.

I can be reached on Facebook or WhatsApp (+2348184336663).
My website's URL is www.WebsiteNinja.pro

Do you have some other web proposition in mind? Call or send me a message on Facebook.

Are you a web developer with way too much projects at hand? me.

Don't hesitate, assume nothing!
Enquire!

Get in touch with me, now

Hello everyone. I'm a vanilla PHP, WordPress and Laravel freelancer.
Do you need a website for your business? Do you have issues with your website? Do you need a blog?
Help's here!
Call WebsiteNinja: +234 818 433 6663 OR Send me a private message on Facebook.
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Jiang:
They push to many useless crap for frontpage. its extremely annoying

I agree with you about the crappiness of the front page topics. It makes the site seem more like a celebrity and political site rather than intellectual discourse. I suppose the way site's run is due to the desire to embrace all varieties of interests.

freelancenig:
Help sort out this code

Hello freelancenig.
You didn't tell what you have as the error message coupled with what you want to accomplish.

However:
$check_ should be $fname NOT '$fname'. The latter is a literal string rather than a variable which you intend for the spot.
In $data_insert, you did the same to the post variables. E.g. $fname NOT '$fname'. Do same correction for the other variables.

'Also believe any business or initiative that shuns criticism won't grow.

But thinking about the discussion with my friend, we both agreed that the non-improvements is due to the fact that Nairaland doesnt have serious competition, locally.

Muafrika2:
Those supermods never respond to serious issues
Nairaland should allow criticism.

I thought they listen to s. Well... i cant really be sure. Otherwise... It's pointless having s, if they don't respond to issues

A friend and i were discussing indigenous dotcom businesses. (Yeah.. true. We've a lot of time on our hands). Anyhow, when i mentioned Nairaland, he was like.. "Ugh!, No direction". Although, i gave him a hard time for being a StackOverflow, Reddit, WarriorForum and DigitalPoint guy but he did state some points in defense. But it had me pondering if i hadn't been sentimental as a typical Nigerian.

Duuude, (presuming you're a guy) I believe you got this of the web.
Well, here's my opinion:

nairalandbuzz:
1. What skills and experiences would make an ideal candidate?

This woulda been answered in the Job description, before you applied. But if you make a mistake of asking so at the interview, damn, you'll be ing yourself off as a slowpoke/idiot/fool (take a pick, they all mean the same), or you're trying to impress the interviewer which is lame and desperate, or you didn't read the advert thoroughly before applying and that makes you look negligent. Now why would a would-be employer employ a slowpoke, low self esteem, or negligent person.

nairalandbuzz:
2. What is the single largest problem facing your staff?

and...

nairalandbuzz:
6. Can you tell me about the team I’ll be working with?

You either get a "... you'll know that when you us " or you've made the interviewer annoyed 'cos you've just told him that if he can't answer that at all, then he is very incompetent.
Now why should you the interview when you can turn out to be a nosy guy or one who thinks his a smart asss.

nairalandbuzz:
3. What do you like most about working here?

That question is outright RUDE. The interviewer might be amused and even tell you you're a funny chap. But did he's gonna hate your guts cos you just put him on the spot rather than the other way round.
Forget it, you've already lost the job without getting it at all.

nairalandbuzz:
4. How has this position evolved since it was created?

My opinion is same as above. Additionally, you're asking a very technical question from probably the most inappropriate personnel.

nairalandbuzz:
5. What constitutes success in this position and in this organisation?

and...

nairalandbuzz:
7. What is the top priority of the person in this position over the next three months?

For you, the employee, meeting given targets, carrying out your duties efficiently bearing in mind the attainment of organizations objectives. You'll be expected to know this
If you ask this at all, you MUST BE VERY SLOW.

What I suggest is, just dress appropriately, read up about the company before the interview, take relevant materials with you, relax and just be confident.
When I attend interviews, this is what I think before I go in: They can throw a hundred questions at once at me, I'll set the pace because I can only answer one at a time. They may laugh at me during the session over something, I will still hold their gaze, undeterred cos i 'm not amused. They ain't gonna kill me, 'worst they can say is they'll keep me informed of their decision (mild way of saying i failed the interview). It's their loss, I'm moving on.

Finally, employers don't like arrogant interviewees/employees. Not even in GTBank where you got that post from. So no one who asks any of the above questions during an interview will find favour with the interviewers but I stand corrected.

matiltomd:
My sis had it way back and she was advised to use breast milk but she couldn't get(I ain't sure of its potency though), She ended up using water and sugar, Get a clean bowl and pour little water,add little sugar to it and make sure it dissolves entirely, Make sure your hands are clean before istering it to your eyes though, I guarantee you,after 2days,you should be good, Best of luck!

First of all, don't be alarmed if some day I hug you tight and kiss you for the above. 'Guess I'll have to find you first to do that.
The sugar solution worked like magic. Infact, I've been staring at my laptop screen for hours reading and my eyelids don't feel heavy at all.
'Better than finding breast milk.... eeeee yeeeww! Lol Besides who on Earth's gonna dish out that. Except, a wife to her husband or a girlfriend to her boyfriend. 'Still won't change the fact, that "breast + milk" = Grooooss.
Once again, thanks for the tip.

watered:
Its only affecting "Yolobas"

You wish.

Lol

ogaprime:


Hack(workaround) as in??

when you've a style you intend to do but css doesn't do what you really want. you devise crude method or another means of exploring 'loop holes' in css rules.

ogaprime:


Thanks sir...
Actually, I just finished my nysc, from management field. I have started learning html on my own, having little problem with CSS. I will get those books you recommended. Thanks

You're welcome. CSS problems! Every web developer goes through that even experts.
I suggest you create a hack(workaround) to save time, if you can't get the CSS to do what you really want.

ogaprime:



Pro-targeted books like what sir Cos I am teaching myself too with beginner's book

First of all, consider pro-targeted in quotes. it's a marketing ploy. Secondly, anyone can be a "Pro". So to become one, learn more about a language and try solving problems by yourself.
Lastly: (1)Expert MySQL by Charles Bell.
(2)Pro PHP Application Performance - Tuning PHP Web Projects For Maximum Performance by Armando Padilla and Tim Hawkins
(3) Pro PHP MVC by Chris Pitt.

PS: Don't read books only. Practise by building a website and improve the backend as you deem fit. Good luck

Darvel:
bro pls i need dem

Sorry man. A guy from nairaland picked them up, months ago.

bebene:

hello sir two days, hope you have been okay pls i need your help with some css if you are online pls quote me

sorry mate. 'just checked my email and found some pm from nairaland . so you. my brother, how may i help

wonlasewonimi:


Say what you like here is the what I culled from islamic dico -- Dictionary of Islam,[3] talk of jihad having two meanings: an inner spiritual struggle (the "greater jihad", and an outer physical struggle against the enemies of Islam (the "lesser jihad"[3][8] which may take a violent or non-violent form.

Good call - quoting. While you're searching the web for argument points you should also find out which Islamic resource has the most authority and what you think The Book implies about deference to authority(Quran 4:59).
While you're "Googling" that, bear in mind that just because a bunch of fools call themselves Muslims, it doesn't make them so. Attestation to the oness of Allah is one of a multitude of things that make you one. Rather, they have violated one of the Articles of Faith - heeding the Prophet's warning of abiding by the Quran's instructions one of which is: submission to authority(government) hence violating Quran 4:59.

wonlasewonimi:


do both not involve killing people?

No Jihad doesn't involve killing people.
'Next time, something seems vague to you consult appropriate books on such matters instead of spreading hypocrisy or what you don't understand. Or better, steer clear of topics that don't concern you.